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The Celtics also blocked three of the Sixers’ final four shots of the third, with Jordan Walsh, Brown and Vucevic all rejecting layups.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Apr. 2026 -
But keeping him blocked is easier said than done.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The towel-wearing suspect who barricaded himself inside a home amid an intense SWAT standoff following the disappearance of two University of South Florida doctoral students was charged Saturday with two counts of murder.—
Robert McGreevy , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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During his arrest, Abugharbieh barricaded himself inside a home, requiring a SWAT team and crisis negotiators to respond, the sheriff’s office said.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
24 Apr. 2026
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The trial had been set to start this week but was delayed until next February.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2026
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The hearings have been delayed by litigation, though, including over who should prosecute the cases going forward.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Iran war has shaken the world economy by disrupting energy production and shipping, as the key chokepoint, the Strait of Hormuz, remains blockaded.—
Emily Canal,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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In recent months, the administration has blockaded Cuba’s oil supply at a time the island is undergoing a profound humanitarian crisis.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
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In a letter to senators earlier this year, then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said that between January and November of last year, 261 DACA recipients were arrested and 86 were removed from the country.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2026
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Three people were arrested after shots were fired at officers attempting to pull a vehicle over in the Brighton Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Many people trusted volunteers and civil society more than the state, often seeing public officials as inefficient and mired in bureaucracy.—
Nataliya Gumenyuk,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Padres were mired in a legal battle after lead owner Peter Seidler died in 2023.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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The bats retained plenty of heat while in a cargo hold during the flight from the East Coast.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
18 Apr. 2026
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One study found that those who used ChatGPT retained significantly less than those who relied on traditional methods such as study groups.—
Catherine Thorbecke,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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Miller opened the dog crate, and with some coaxing, C31F stepped out and bounded down the hill out of the yard and to the safety of the railroad.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Apr. 2026
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Howe Park is a 38-acre community park in Sacramento County’s Arden Arcade neighborhood, next to Howe Avenue Elementary School, and bounded by Howe Avenue, Cottage Way and Bell Street.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Roadblocked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roadblocked. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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